Missing my buddy Nate Marcy a lot right now. For those that didn’t have the fortune to know him, he was not only a superbly talented musician (multi-instrumentalist no less!), he was a superb human being in so many ways. I have to remind myself to be thankful of the time we had together, and not to complain of its brevity. If you like doomy heavy shoegaze-inspired (but so much more than that descriptor) kind of music, please check out @palehorsepalerider - their music is available for purchase on bandcamp.com. If you’d like to donate to @girlsrockdenver in Nate’s memory, that would also be rad 💜 When he wasn’t playing in PH/PR, he played drums with his wife Rachael in DENMOTHER, and I’m grateful to have been part of that for a short time. The last video here is from our show at Mutiny in 2019. Miss you, Nate. See you somewhere again, I hope … 🚀✨💫 (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL-meVXHyLX/?igshid=11dh1wthq9p0p
Day 219, at the @girlsrockdenver sponsored Rockin For Roe! (at Larimer Lounge) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bs9kL6ZBmG4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hdu8s5uc4b6d
Girls Rock Denver is jamming into their 7th season. BIG <3 to the entire crew who make this amazing event happen. Check out their showcase on July 18th.
Born to a sharecropper in Shelby County, Tennessee, Koko Taylor began her musical career singing in Chicago blues clubs in the early 1950s. In 1962, she was “discovered” by lyricist and record producer, Willie Dixon. Dixon signed Taylor to the legendary record label, Chess Records, which had already produced many of the biggest names in blues and R&B (such as Muddy Waters, Little Walter, and Bo Diddley). With Chess Records, Taylor released her first single, “Wang Dang Doodle”, which was a national hit and reached to #4 on the R&B charts in 1966.
In 1975, Taylor signed to Alligator Records, a label she’d end up releasing nine different albums on (eight of which were nominated for Grammy awards). Taylor’s success earned her the nickname “The Queen of the Blues”. She won the Blues Music Award twenty four times, in multiple categories; received a Grammy for Best Traditional Blues Album in 1985; and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1997.
Always an incredibly hard worker, Taylor continued to record and tour until her death in 2009.